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Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:49:42 GMT
Woman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil contacted by ‘about 50 police officers’ on Tinder
Patsy Stevenson said she had been left “terrified” by the advances of police officers and security guards on the dating app

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:45:30 GMT
Dominic Raab suggests misogyny is wrong even if its ‘a woman against a man’
‘Is that what you meant to say?’ asks BBC host

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:41:35 GMT
Boris Johnson expected to approve minimum wage increase ‘within weeks’
Advisory body has estimated that 5% increase to £9.42 an hour is needed

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:30:52 GMT
Boris Johnson speech – live: PM to push ‘levelling up’ agenda and minimum wage plan on same day as UC cuts
Follow the latest updates on last day of Tory conference

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:27:56 GMT
Liz Truss says it is ‘dehumanising’ to be ‘treated as a woman’, as she is challenged over trans rights
Equalities minister also dismisses Council of Europe criticism of UK treatment of transgender people

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:27:14 GMT
French fishermen threaten Christmas blockade of UK imports and supplies in post-Brexit row
France’s Europe minister said they ‘would not be pushed around’ as row over post-Brexit fishing licences intensifies

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:10:38 GMT
Razor blades hidden under neo-Nazi stickers at bus stop near primary school
Police have warned residents not to remove the stickers themselves

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:12:46 GMT
Boris Johnson hailed by his party despite UK's economic woes
Britain is experiencing empty gas pumps, worker shortages and unavailable items on store shelves

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:28:12 GMT
Windrush campaigners left ‘humiliated’ after being ‘denied access to Tory party conference’
David Brown and Julia Davidson both claim they faced difficulty getting into event

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:54:21 GMT
Drones to deliver post to remote Scottish islands in Royal Mail trial
Royal Mail’s third trial using delivery drones began on Monday

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:37:04 GMT
Sabina Nessa: Emotional vigil held in Eastbourne for school teacher
People carry placards reading ‘When will women be safe?’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:29:54 GMT
Stephen Port: Police ‘competence’ in ‘Grindr killer’ case under spotlight as long-awaited inquests begin
Tributes paid to lost loved ones, as brother of murder victim suggests he’d still be alive ‘if police had done their job’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:21:31 GMT
Tewkesbury stabbings: Man dies and two others injured following incident in Gloucestershire
Man in his 50s arrested by police and remains in custody

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:53:49 GMT
Boris Johnson denies Britain is in crisis as £6bn benefit cut bites
PM will condemn Tory and Labour governments of past decades for ‘dither and drift’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:42:48 GMT
Lord Frost accuses French of being ‘unreasonable’ after threatening to cut UK’s energy supply in Brexit row
Minister claims UK has been ‘generous’ in approving fishing licenses

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:41:23 GMT
Sajid Javid risks sparking exodus of NHS managers, union warns
Reports suggest health secretary will sack managers who fail to cut waiting lists

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:30:54 GMT
Sajid Javid says health and social care ‘begins at home’ and people should turn to family before NHS
‘Government shouldn’t own all risks and responsibilities in life,’ says health secretary

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:24:19 GMT
Boris Johnson calls inflation fears ‘unfounded’ but economists disagree
Prime minister plays down concerns about price rises and cost of living

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:38:19 GMT
Price of natural gas surges to record high amid ongoing supply issues
Analysts warn of ‘perfect storm’ of cold Winter and increased demand

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:28:49 GMT
Sarah Everard: Inquiry will be wasted opportunity without legal powers to ‘get to the truth’, government warned
Concern over format meaning inquiry relies on Metropolitan Police cooperation and cannot compel witnesses to give evidence

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:06:59 GMT
Carrie Johnson praises government plans to ban ‘conversion therapy’ – despite repeated delays
Ms Johnson claims husband, Boris, is ‘completely committed’ to LGBT+ rights

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:59:12 GMT
Probation Service ‘failed to warn guardian about baby-sitter who killed toddler Lilly Hanrahan’
Case review says omission ‘could have made a difference’ to Lilly’s fate

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:41:18 GMT
Experts recommend public inquiry into Northern Ireland’s mother and baby homes
Thousands of women and girls were subjected to hard unpaid labour

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:22:21 GMT
Windrush activists say Tories shut them out of conference
Activists seeking compensation for Black people whose right to live in Britain came under question say they blocked from freely attending the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference despite being accredited for the event

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:47:20 GMT
Tooth reveals giant hippos roamed Somerset a million years ago
Animal would have weighed three tonnes and ranged across Europe; find also reveals new evidence about Ice Age climate

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:34:55 GMT
Shabazz Suleman: Alleged Isis returnee charged with terror offences after being arrested at Heathrow Airport
Alleged terrorist, 25, is accused of preparing acts of terrorism, being a member of Isis and receiving weapons training

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:34:07 GMT
Conservative chair Oliver Dowden criticised for party’s ‘anti-woke rhetoric’ and ‘draconian’ legislation by Tory members
Another delegate hits out at members’ voices being ‘wiped out’ by party at conference

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:28:50 GMT
European Parliament overwhelmingly votes to send MEPs to joint UK-EU parliamentary assembly
The joint parliamentary sittings could be a flashpoint between Brexiteers and European federalists

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:17:29 GMT
‘Sex on duty was seen as a perk of the job’, says ex-chief constable
Women’s trust in the police has been ‘shattered,’ she said

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:08:10 GMT
UK officials hold meeting with Taliban in first visit since withdrawal
A former British soldier, who had been captured while trying to flee Afghanistan, was also freed and flew out to Qatar with the diplomats

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:56:12 GMT
Slovenian police clash with protesters ahead of EU summit
Police in Slovenia have fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters in the capital

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:53:55 GMT
Tory co-chair refuses to answer questions about cash-for-access claims: ‘Stop bothering me’
Top donor wants ‘special investigation’ into Ben Elliot

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:48:06 GMT
Clemency for BBC licence fee dodgers ‘attractive idea’, says Dominic Raab
Justice secretary says he will ‘discuss’ idea with culture secretary

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:41:38 GMT
‘No alternative’ to rising inflation amid labour shortages, Boris Johnson says
Prime minister brushes off fears of rising prices, as he claims UK heading for ‘higher-wage, higher-productivity economy’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:19:47 GMT
Two men deny charges over £1m Viking hoard of coins and silver seized in raids
Hoard contained Viking coins of Alfred the Great of Wessex

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:09:53 GMT
Manhunt after woman raped behind Birmingham shopping complex
Police search for attacker in tracksuit as victim treated in hospital

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:46:19 GMT
UK weather: Heavy rain set to hit north of England after London flash floods
42 flood alerts are in place across England, with potentially 50mm of rain to fall in the north

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:44:53 GMT
Man stabbed to death on own doorstep in row over £300, court hears
George Dore was allegedly knifed by three attackers: ‘I heard a horrible noise and thought he was having an asthma attack [but], when I saw him, he had a big hole in his chest,’ partner recalls

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:41:07 GMT
New car registrations fall to lowest level for two decades in ‘desperately disappointing September’
Ongoing global shortage of computer chips blamed for tumbling figures

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:36:27 GMT
Judge to consider if submarines were involved in fatal trawler sinking
Five men died after the Bugaled Breizh trawler capsized and sank off the Cornish coast

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:33:08 GMT
Boris Johnson blames hauliers for Brexit shortage of lorry drivers
But Road Haulage Association says process described by prime minister simply ‘doesn’t exist’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:32:35 GMT
Plans to increase child prison sentences may breach international law, government warned
Proposals could violate UN convention and human rights laws, committee finds

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:22:55 GMT
Minister says he has ‘no idea where Boris Johnson is’, despite PM sitting metres away from him
Kit Malthouse caught out as prime minister dodges Good Morning Britain interview

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:53:59 GMT
France threatens to use energy supply to ‘put pressure’ on UK to comply with Brexit deal
French minister says UK ‘depends on our energy supplies’ as row escalates

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:39:13 GMT
Local services need £8 billion extra funding just to stand still, councils tell Rishi Sunak
Pressures on budget to mostly come from social care

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:34:28 GMT
Undocumented migrants with HGV licences are sent official letters encouraging them to work
Exclusive: Ministers accused of ‘staggering incompetence’ after foreign nationals with no right to work told their ‘valuable skills and experience have never been more needed’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:32:26 GMT
UK’s struggles more similar to aftermath of WWII than 1970s, economist claims
The post-war economy showed that matching unemployed workers with jobs can be challenging even amid headlines of labour shortages

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:26:32 GMT
Dominic Raab sparks row with conference pledge to end ‘nonsense’ of Human Rights Act
Justice secetary accused of ‘cynical’ use of single case to justify ‘attack on legislation that protects women’s rights’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:23:01 GMT
Butlins holidaymakers evacuated after suspicious device found in car park
An explosives unit was on the scene investigating the device

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:19:23 GMT
Sarah Everard: Priti Patel announces inquiry into Wayne Couzens and ‘wider issues across policing’
‘We need answers as to why this was allowed to happen,’ home secretary tells party conference

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:06:55 GMT
Westminster station fire: Firefighters attend blaze at London underground
Smoke was coming out of an electrical room, the fire brigade said

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:35:05 GMT
Boris Johnson brands Insulate Britain ‘irresponsible crusties’ for blocking motorways
Prime minister’s comments come as home secretary confirms plans for tougher powers against activist groups

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:42:58 GMT
Boris Johnson rules out making misogyny a hate crime because it would overload the police
‘Rather than introducing new laws, what you need to do is enforce the existing laws’

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:30:39 GMT
Goods and staff shortages not a ‘70s-style crisis, just ‘an extremely interesting moment’, Boris Johnson says
Prime minister calls lack of labour ‘a sign of economic robustness’ – despite fears of empty shelves at Christmas

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:19:55 GMT
Met Police to put hundreds more officers on London’s streets after Sarah Everard murder
The force wants to drive down violent crime, including domestic abuse and violence against women and girls



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